Our Newest Album Ever!
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| Our Newest Album Ever! | ||
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| Studio album by Five Iron Frenzy | ||
| Released | November 11, 1997 | |
| Recorded | September 1997 @ One Way Studio |
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| Genre | Third-wave ska | |
| Length | 50:58 | |
| Label | Five Minute Walk/Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Tate | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Five Iron Frenzy chronology | ||
| Upbeats and Beatdowns (1996) |
Our Newest Album Ever! (1997) |
Miniature Golf Courses of America (1998) |
Our Newest Album Ever! is the second full-length studio album of the band Five Iron Frenzy. It was released November 11, 1997 on Five Minute Walk, under the SaraBellum imprint, with distribution from Warner Bros. Records. The cover art was drawn by Douglas TenNapel.
[edit] Track listing
- "Handbook For The Sellout"
- "Where Is Micah?"
- References John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted.
- Refences Micah's constant absence from practices.[1]
- "Superpowers"
- References Holden Caulfield, a fictional character, and Jack Kerouac, an author.
- "Fistful of Sand"
- This song is about the futility of life without God as represented in the book of Ecclesiastes.[2]
- "Suckerpunch"
- "Kitty Doggy"
- "Blue Comb '78"
- "Banner Year"
- References the Sand Creek massacre, a battle lead by chief Black Kettle.
- "Second Season"
- "Litmus"
- "Oh, Canada"
- "Most Likely To Succeed"
- "Every New Day"
- References The Tyger, a poem by William Blake.
- "The Godzilla Song" (hidden track)
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 176 |
[edit] References
- ^ Hendricks, Kevin D. "Five Iron Frenzy: Our Last Article Ever". 2004 Real Magazine.
- ^ Musique, Sucre'. (1999). Interview with Reese Roper, from bandoppler.com. Now hosted at the Internet Archive. [1]
| Five Iron Frenzy |
| Reese Roper - Keith Hoerig - Micah Ortega - Dennis Culp - Andrew Verdecchio - Leanor "Jeff" Ortega - Nathanael "Brad" Dunham - Sonnie Johnson - Scott Kerr |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums and EPs: All the Hype That Money Can Buy - Brad Is Dead - Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo - It's Funny, but Not Very Creative - Miniature Golf Courses of America - Our Newest Album Ever! - Quantity Is Job 1 - The End Is Near - Upbeats and Beatdowns |
| Live albums: Proof That the Youth Are Revolting - The End Is Here |
| B-Sides: Cheeses...(of Nazareth) |
